Is Your Story a Story? Check the Synopsis.
Have you finished a draft of your novel but don't know where to start editing? Are you uncertain there's actually a story in there...
Advice for Trimming Your Fat Word Count Without Cutting the Meat
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Suzy Vadori offers practical tips for cutting your word count without killing the scenes you love. "You...
How to Prepare for and Get Critiques
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Diana Stout offers advice for how to ask for critiques and how to receive them. "As...
Peter Ho Davies on the Art of Revision
In the latest episode of Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers podcast, the hosts are joined by Peter Ho Davies (The Art of Revision), who offers...
Your Manuscript is Ready, but is it Ready-Ready?
Revising a complete manuscript is a difficult task. Even when we know what needs to be done, it can be hard to know how...
3 Critical Questions for Creating a Strong Story Structure
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Susan DeFreitas suggests three questions you should ask yourself before you begin drafting or revising your...
When to Edit Depends on Which Edit You Want
In a post on DIY MFA, Jeanette Smith discusses when you should start editing your work. "Is it okay to edit before we’re done...
Are Beta Readers Any Good?
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Barbara Linn Probst offers advice on how and when to use beta readers and whom to ask. "Typically,...
How to Frankenstein Together Multiple Drafts
In a new post, Janice Hardy offers advice for piecing together multiple drafts of a manuscript. "Some novels are really hard to revise," she...
How Can You Edit Your Work When You Don’t Know How...
In an Ask the Editor column in Jane Friedman's blog, Tiffany Yates Martin responds to a reader who wonders how a beginning writer can...
